In this tutorial we look at techniques for playing in 3/4 time, with some basic exercises and the lovely song / tune Edelweiss (and a little Tennessee Waltz and Wild Rover!).
Words / chords for Edelweiss:
G D G C
Edelweiss Edelweiss
G Em Am D7
Every morning you greet me
G D G C
Small and white, clean and bright
G D G
You look happy to meet me
D G
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
C A D
Bloom and grow forever
G D G C
Edelweiss Edelweiss
G D G
Bless my homeland forever
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Hey everyone :) Welcome to the banjo ranks! I'm Banjo Jen - a singer-songwriter from Sheffield in the UK. I don't really play loads of old tunes (even though they're cool) and I don't focus overly on too much theory or technical aspects. But I use the wonderful frailing banjo style to play and create songs, and - most importantly - to play for fun. So I hope that I can help you to do the same thing and get enjoyment out of this fab instrument if you're just starting out (just be aware you will always be the butt of jokes in folk music circles if you play the banjo!). Please join me in the uphill struggle to make banjo cool!
If you're interested in my original singer-songwriter material, please check out my website www.banjojen.com and subscribe to my main RU-vid channel / banjojen . Thank you :)
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These tutorials are of course available for free, but if you feel that you'd like to contribute anything, obviously any donations to poor banjo players are always appreciated in these tough times! My PayPal account is www.paypal.me/banjojen for any of those exceptionally lovely humans :)
And finally, always remember …pick tunes not fights!
Jen xx
8 июл 2021
